AN 11-year-old girl has been suffering from a chronic illness for a year. She has aches, pains and headaches and has been ordered by her doctor to take daily medication. However, her parents have not told her what is the matter with her. Recently she has been feeling increasingly afraid and unhappy, frequently throwing temper tantrums.

A MAZE, measuring 11.6 metres by 12 metres, was set up in the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong recently. Symbolic of problem-solving, the maze was part of a promotion programme by the KELY Support Group, an organisation that encourages peer support by young people for young people.

A FUNCTION Day will be held to introduce the KELY Support Group to tertiary students at City Polytechnic on February 4.

A three-dimensional maze, the highlight of the event, will be set up at the polytechnic's covered terrace. There will also be an exhibition, a fund-raising counter and a voluntary helper recruitment counter.

AT LEAST a dozen children of expatriates have been sent to the Philippines for drug rehabilitation, sparking a call for foreign diplomats and executives to stop sweeping the problem under the carpet and establish a centre in Hong Kong.

THE KELY Support Group yesterday made a desperate plea to the public to back its week-long fund-raising campaign.

KELY's public affairs and fund-raising officer, Ms Miranda Sears, said since the appeal began last Saturday the group's crisis line had been flooded with calls from teenagers and parents seeking help with emotional problems.